The new regional airport to offer Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do a chance to take another giant leap forward! 상세내용
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The new regional airport to offer Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do a chance to take another giant leap forward!
date2020-11-04 00:00:00
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- New airport to feature at least 3.2km of runway for 10 million users a year, and serve as a major transit point for passengers and freight - - Project expected to cost more than KRW 30 trillion, but generate an unprecedented KRW 51 trillion in economic benefits and add 400,000 new jobs - - Construction will begin with 2028 set as the target date to the airport for both civilian and military flights. Governor Lee, “The new regional airport is a New Deal project that can revitalize our regional economy in one fell swoop” -
The Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do governments are laying the growork for the region’s future for the next 100 years. The region’s primary international airport, which had been in Daegu for the past five decades dating back to 1970, is now expected to relocate to a new location near Gunwi-gun and Uiseong-gun.
Currently, civilian flights account for only approximately 2.5% of all air traffic at the Daegu Air Force (K-2 Air Force ), and all flights are limited to short-haul routes. Once the new regional airport comes on line, however, the civilian flight capacity is expected to grow exponentially in terms of the frequency of available flights and the role the airport serves for the regional economy.
□ Current Progress The project to relocate the new regional airport came to the fore in 2014 when the Daegu Metropolitan City Government proposed the possibility of moving the Daegu Air Force to the Ministry of National Defense. Thereafter, in 2016, the central government announced its decision to relocate its Air Force and the civilian airport in Daegu to a new location in Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Daegu capitalized on the opportunity by submitting its proposal to build a new regional airport. In 2017, the central government ed two sites - Ubo-myeon in Gunwi-gun and Bian-myeon in Uiseong-gun/Sobo-myeon in Gunwi-gun - as preliminary sites for the new regional airport, then in 2018, it chose both locales as final candidates for the airport relocation project. In November 2019, a deliberative survey was carried out to settle on a ion criteria, and a public poll was conducted for the project. Once the polling results were in, stakeholders of the project discussed and negotiated the location of the new regional airport, and ultimately, the ion committee decided on Bian-myeon in Uiseong-gun and Sobo-myeon in Gunwi-gun as the final location for the airport on August 28.
□ Overview of the new civilian airport Perhaps more important than anything else is to build the new regional airport in a large and substantial enough scale that allows it to mature into a major international airport in the future. As such, the new airport is expected to feature a robust airport infrastructure, including multiple terminals, parking lots, and duty-free shops as well as runways (total length: minimum 3,500m) and airside facilities that can accommodate the demand of more than 10 million passengers per year. Moreover, the airport will incorporate the latest ination and communications technologies such as artificial intelligence, IoT, and robots, which are all expected to help it as a cutting-edge smart airport.
In addition to hauling civilian passengers, the new regional airport is expected to offer much more cargo and freight handling opportunities once it is up and running. Last year, the Daegu Airport processed roughly 34,000 tons in cargo, most of which was the on-board luggage of passengers. In fact, Daegu Airport served virtually no role in the logistics chain across the Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do region. Given such circumstances, most local corporations transport their goods overland, then use the Incheon International Airport, which can be as far as 400km away. This not only makes companies less competitive, but it also acts as a significant factor in the outflow of business and investment. Gyeongsangbuk-do Province plans to develop a large-scale cargo terminal as well as a large-scale aviation logistics complex nearby the new airport in hopes of turning it into an a economically important logistics airport. Furthermore, an inter-regional transportation network between Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do, including Gunwi and Uiseong, will be built aro the new airport, greatly enhancing accessibility to the airport from all corners of the country. Accordingly, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province plans to invest a staggering KRW 12 trillion in its existing transportation infrastructure to add or expand three railway lines and five roads across the Province. If these transportation upgrades are successful, users will be able to reach the new regional airport within an hour regardless of where in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do they are.
At the same time, the Gyeongsangbuk-do Government will look to add a high-value-added aviation cluster, including a new airport city, an aviation logistics cluster, and a logistics complex in proximity with the airport. Already, the Provincial Government has set aside 3.3km2 each in Gunwi and Uiseong for the new aviation cluster. As a new center of growth, the area is expected to spearhead the development in the local area by ing as a hinterland logistics , expanding global trade, facilitating the development of regional culture and tourism businesses. Ultimately, the new regional airport will become a through-line connecting Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do together as one large airport economic zone.
□ Expected Benefits According to Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, the new regional airport is expected to benefit the local economy much more than previously anticipated. First, the investment to simply build the airport is considered significant enough to inject capital into local communities. The airport will cost approximately KRW 10 trillion won, with an additional KRW 12 trillion required to build a transportation network (including a railway system) to support the airport moving forward. Also, experts believe that another KRW 30 trillion will be invested in building a new, modern city in the hinterland of the new airport.
In addition, as a massive civil engineering project, the new regional airport will create a significant number of new employment opportunities. According to estimations, the new regional airport project is slated to employ 110,000 workers during its construction phase, then 100,000 when its facilities all come on line. Moreover, the project will feature local construction companies in the construction and supply of materials, which can inject more life and capital into the local economy.
Accordingly, on the last day of last month, the Daegu Gyeongbuk Development Institute published a study stating that the economic ripple effect of the new regional airport can reach KRW 51 trillion, and that the number of employees working on the project can be as large as 400,000 researchers moving forward. Not only that, as the number of overseas tourists visiting Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do hoping to enjoy not only the region’s clean natural environment, but also tourist attractions featuring historical and cultural heritages, the local tourism industry is expected to reorganize in a way that can take advantage of new trends. Also, it is expected that the competitiveness of local agriculture industries will increase thanks to a wider variety of channels to export fresh produce to overseas markets much quicker than before.
□ Future Plans Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, along with Daegu City, plans to continue its push to the new regional airport for both civilian and military flights by 2028. er the supervision of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, the Daegu Metropolitan City Government will facilitate the new ROK Military Airport with an “endowment and concessions” arrangement, while fs for the civilian airport will be secured with a combination of proceeds from selling existing civilian airport facilities and government fs. Meanwhile, Gyeongsangbuk-do is expected to promote projects aimed at creating an aviation industry cluster, a new planned city, and a regional transportation network featuring roads and railroads.
As for the new regional airport, Daegu will commission competent agencies and organizations to devise a master plan by 2021. To that end, the City Government has already set aside KRW 3.3 billion in commission fees and other project-related expenses. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which will be in charge of physically building the civilian airport, has already secured a service budget of KRW 500 million, of which a significant portion it expects to use on a preliminary feasibility study in the near future.
The goal is to finalize the master plan and working design for the regional airport between 2022 and 2023, then begin construction in 2024. If Gyeongsangbuk-do successfully manages to build the airport on time, the Provincial Government will look to complete the construction of the required military and civilian airports by 2018. Together, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and Daegu Metropolitan City will ly consult with government ministries and political parties to take government plans into consideration, secure sufficient fs, and execute various initiatives swiftly in developing the new regional airport into a major international hub for passenger and freight transit.
This year, the 6th Comprehensive Airport Development Plan (2021~2025) to be established in December reflects and ly promotes the construction of a sufficient scale for an integrated new airport. The government is planning to actively suggest exemption from the preliminary feasibility study for civilian port and transportation network construction projects and sufficient budget support.
Gyeongsangbuk-do Governor Lee Cheol-Woo said, “The new regional airport is a New Deal project that can revitalize the slow economy of both Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do. There are so many things we need to do moving forward. Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gunwi, and Uiseong will do their best to build a large and busy airport so that the entire region can grow together into a global hub in the future.”
